Beverages

India’s food safety regulator has ordered revised labelling requirements after identifying flavouring and age declaration violations in selected alcoholic beverage brands.

NielsenIQ data shows U.S. beer sales cooling as summer momentum fades, with core segments declining while non-alcoholic beer and super premium brands keep growing.

Strong demand for lager beer, sorghum beer and spirits helped drive revenue growth despite higher input costs and sugar tax pressures.

Carlsberg extends its PepsiCo bottling partnership to Azerbaijan from 2027, expanding to 15 markets as it also finalizes a major Sapporo joint venture across Asia.

Conagra plans $125 million in fiscal 2027 supply chain spending as CEO John Brase pushes simplification, SKU rationalization, and automation amid a fourth-quarter net loss.